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Irish in America: 1910
... born Sept. 29, 1889 in St. Louis and died there Dec. 29, 1955 at the age of 66. He had been a lawyer and veteran of WWI, and his ... 
 
Posted by Tacoma - 01/15/2012 - 8:04pm -

The Harrington family in St. Louis, MO, 1910. Patrick (man at far right) came to America from Ireland in 1858, and fought in the Civil War in the Irish Brigade of Boston. Catherine Carney (third woman from left) was sent to America alone as a child during Ireland’s Great Famine. She and Patrick had eight kids, including my grandfather Charlie (left of Patrick) and (third man from right) Eddie, WWI veteran and father to famous American socialist Michael Harrington. View full size. Irish in America: 1910 agesA little fill-in information from the internet: The patriarch in the picture was apparently Patrick L. Harrington, who was born Oct. 10, 1849 in Ireland and died in St. Louis on Sept. 29, 1911 at the age of 61. He had been a plumber. Political activist Michael Harrington's (1928-1989) father "Eddie", who I believe is the middle one of the men on the top row, was born Sept. 29, 1889 in St. Louis and died there Dec. 29, 1955 at the age of 66. He had been a lawyer and veteran of WWI, and his parents were Patrick L. Harrington and Catherine Kearney. He would have been about 21 years old at the time of this photograph, well before his famous son was born. The info came from here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mother-in-law with a Mercedes
Siegen, Germany 1955. My mother in law with a Mercedes-Benz. Is that a 180D? Is that a ... 
 
Posted by sengel - 09/22/2011 - 11:56pm -

Siegen, Germany 1955. My mother in law with a Mercedes-Benz. Is that a 180D?Is that a 180D? I like that style of sedan; almost bought a 1958 190 sedan about 20 years ago. It was a domestic German model that had been brought in to the US, and still had metric gauges and radio with German markings. [It says 180D on the trunk lid. - Dave] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Candlelight By Daylight?
Blandinsville, Ill., Christmas 1955. Who ever heard of a candlelight dinner during the day? The local ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 09/19/2011 - 2:11pm -

Blandinsville, Ill., Christmas 1955. Who ever heard of a candlelight dinner during the day? The local paper would print a news story of our visit and at the end it would read, "and everyone had a good time." I think the reporters were telling the truth. Grandmother always had devotional books at the table. Silent witnesses to subsequent generations and one that continues to this very day. View full size. True LoveThis man truly loved his wife! Look at that huge window (with a view, no less). Look at the sill full of plants! Look at him gooble up those goodies - no time to pose for a snapshot! I can't remember NOT having a great time at family Christmas dinners. Thank God for these special times (and the invention of the camera that keeps them fresh in our hearts). (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kitchens etc.)
Disney Slide #4
... that was still undeveloped and vacant when it opened in 1955. Parts of Autopia and the Monorail now occupy the space, along with It's a ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/06/2011 - 5:53pm -

1950s or early 1960s Disneyland, from a ancient suitcase found next to a freeway on ramp. View full size. VacantLandThis is Pinocchio's Village in Storybook Land taken from the Casey Jr. Circus Train. In the background, part of the large section of the park that was still undeveloped and vacant when it opened in 1955. Parts of Autopia and the Monorail now occupy the space, along with It's a Small World. Under constructionLooks like D-land under construction. It is hard to remember what Anaheim looked like before Disney hit the scene. What a wonderful find! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mud: In Color
... East Guernewood, California, after the flood of December, 1955. Back then, this stuff was all considered junky enough for a summer cabin, ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 11/27/2017 - 1:30pm -

The living room of our summer house in East Guernewood, California, after the flood of December, 1955. Back then, this stuff was all considered junky enough for a summer cabin, but they'd be antiques today, particularly the Morris chair in the foreground. The porch swing had been brought inside for winter storage. This was definitely one of those world-of-reality crashes into world-of-childhood events for the 9 year-old me. I shot this on 2-1/4 square Kodacolor. There's an exterior shot of the flood aftermath in the comments here. Not junkThat piece of pottery on the table might be worth a few bucks today. Roseville? Weller? Hull? Do you have it now? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
Three Nuns
... Are the nuns in this photo taken on the SS Admiral in 1955 from the same organization or do different nuns wear the same habit? ... 
 
Posted by fotoguy - 01/20/2012 - 9:42pm -

This photo was purchased at an estate sale. The nuns are believed to be from St. Louis Missouri's Christian Brothers College, possibly from the 1920's, according to other photos that were purchased at the same time. Photo was taken by Brown Photo, St. Louis, MO. View full size. Same HabitAre the nuns in this photo taken on the SS Admiral in 1955 from the same organization or do different nuns wear the same habit? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Charlotte Edith Anderson (Monture)
... Nations after the war, serving her people as a nurse until 1955. She died just short of her 106th birthday, in 1996. It was a privilege to ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 11/05/2011 - 11:00am -

My ex-husband's grandmother, Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, in her AEF Red Cross nurse's uniform. "Andy" served in France during WWI. Although she was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve, in Southern Ontario, she served with the American Forces. She was the first Native woman in Canada to be trained as a nurse. However, because of racial attitudes in the day, no hospital in Canada would train an "Indian". She applied and was accepted at the New Rochelle Hospital, in New York, and trained there as a nurse, becoming a school nurse. When the Americans joined the War, she signed up, too. She served at Buffalo Base Hospital 23, in Vittelles, France. She returned home to Six Nations after the war, serving her people as a nurse until 1955. She died just short of her 106th birthday, in 1996. It was a privilege to have known her. (As a side note, she had the opportunity to dance with Eddie Rickenbacker when he visited the hospital. She said he was "a bit full of himself"...) View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
White Dot Cafe: 1957
... I'd love some right now! Great Seeburg! That's a 1955 or 1956 Seeburg V200 jukebox complete with Wall-O-Matic remote selectors. ... 
 
Posted by M.E.L. - 06/15/2012 - 10:06pm -

My father's parents Roy and Mamie and his sister Billie in their cafe "The White Dot" in Las Cruses, New Mexico c.1957. View full size. MenusI'd love to know what they had on the menu, there. I wonder what the "blue plate special" was, the day the picture was taken. Perhaps, meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans? I'd love some right now! Great Seeburg!That's a 1955 or 1956 Seeburg V200 jukebox complete with Wall-O-Matic remote selectors. Very nice and VERY large machine. Thanks for the picture! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Alaska Bound
... It is a Pontiac Seat shell indicates it is a 1955 Pontiac and looking at rear door window shape, I think it is a 55 Pontiac ... 
 
Posted by Mountainair - 01/24/2011 - 10:13am -

Another shot of my Grandma. This was taken sometime in the late 50s. She and my Grandad drove cross country to reside in Alaska. My grandad was in the film industry and delivered films to the crew working on the Alaska Pipeline. View full size. Grandma at the wheelSomething about this says '56 or '57 Chevrolet. 50s gals in slacks: back in them days it was an unusual enough sight for the 10-year-old me to be intrigued, especially so in the case of the only lady* Greyhound Bus driver on the Marin/San Francisco routes we frequented. I queried my mother about the unusual circumstance: her name was Jerry, had started driving the bus during the War, and kept it up afterwards. *The use of the term "lady" is historically authentic in this context. A 10-year-old in 1956 would never say "How come there's a woman bus driver/doctor/steam shovel operator?" It is a PontiacSeat shell indicates it is a 1955 Pontiac and looking at rear door window shape, I think it is a 55 Pontiac 4-door station wagon. See brochure here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Lincoln 7-Passenger Limousine: 1928
... to my dad between 1953-1956. This photo was taken in 1955 in Santa Maria, California. Kodachrome 64 film. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by BLPhillips - 06/23/2011 - 6:23pm -

The car belonged to my dad between 1953-1956. This photo was taken in 1955 in Santa Maria, California. Kodachrome 64 film. View full size. Kodachrome LincolnGreat car, thanks for posting. I have to ask, though, about the source of your Kodachrome 64 attribution. ASA 64 Kodachrome-X wasn't introduced until 1962, and Kodachrome 64 in 1972. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Smoking in Venice: 1950
... but the mounts are the type used by Kodak from 1950 to 1955. View full size. Coat du jour Judging by the lady's coat (i.e. ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 11/07/2018 - 11:16am -

"St. Mark's Square," circa 1950. From a set of Kodachrome slides I found in an antique store, apparently taken by American tourists. The slides aren't dated, but the mounts are the type used by Kodak from 1950 to 1955. View full size. Coat du jourJudging by the lady's coat (i.e. the shoulders, which were popular in the '40s), I'd say it's nearer the earlier end of your slide mount's life. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
Santa's Village: 1958
... spirit even in July. It opened on Memorial Day weekend 1955, more than a month before Disneyland. Here we are, in 1958, making a ... 
 
Posted by Rute Boye - 12/07/2012 - 8:44pm -

In its heyday, Santa's Village was one of Southern California's biggest tourist attractions -- a place to catch the holiday spirit even in July. It opened on Memorial Day weekend 1955, more than a month before Disneyland. Here we are, in 1958, making a stop at Santa's Village just outisde of San Bernadino and Lake Arrowhead, as a part of our annual trip to visit all the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Los Angeles. Santa's Village closed its doors in the late 1990s, but the Anscochrome slides remain. Good times for a kid that had just turned seven! View full size. Loved Santa's Village!Thanks for awaking some great memories. We made the trip every December from Orange County in the 60's. I loved it, our first stop was always DK's Donuts for cocoa & sugary goodness. Then off the village. My favorite ride was the Big Bee. So happy that we were able to take our son, niece and nephew before it closed. It was like a snowy Disneyland to me with a great looking Santa. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Film Preservation 101
... processing. Me and a family friend at Guernewood, Calif., 1955. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids, Travel & Vacation, tterrapix) ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 11/27/2017 - 1:31pm -

Lesson 1: Do not drop roll of exposed Ektachrome in Russian River before processing. Me and a family friend at Guernewood, Calif., 1955. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids, Travel & Vacation, tterrapix)
Brothers
... full size. Chrome brothers 1951/2 Pontiac and 1955 Oldsmobile. Not shown: c.1955 bellybutton. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses) ... 
 
Posted by stonefish - 09/19/2011 - 1:56pm -

Early shot of my brothers and some sweet chrome! View full size. Chrome brothers1951/2 Pontiac and 1955 Oldsmobile. Not shown: c.1955 bellybutton. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses)
Dr. Otto Loewi: 1921
... was taken in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1955. Dr. Loewi was spending the summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory ... 
 
Posted by Doc Rock - 03/03/2011 - 2:17pm -

Dr. Otto Loewi was the 1936 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology for his 1921 discovery of the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. This photograph was taken in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1955. Dr. Loewi was spending the summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory where my uncle had a laboratory. This was outside of Dr. Loewi's summer residence and not far from ours. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
My father in law with a Mercedes
Siegen, Germany, 1955. My father-in-law with a Mercedes 180D. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by sengel - 05/19/2007 - 5:40pm -

Siegen, Germany, 1955. My father-in-law with a Mercedes 180D. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Homemade Icecream
July 1955 - Cordova, Alabama. My grandmother, Bessie Johnson, makes homemade ice ... 
 
Posted by 1stgear - 07/10/2008 - 4:09pm -

July 1955 - Cordova, Alabama. My grandmother, Bessie Johnson, makes homemade ice cream for the kids. That's my dad, Sam Johnson, grinning from ear to ear standing on the chair in the background. That's uncle Gene in the front and Aunt Betty on the far left. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Kensington: 1965
... Mill Road across from the park. In the background is a 1955 DeSoto. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, ... 
 
Posted by southdcx - 09/19/2011 - 1:52pm -

Kensington, Maryland in 1965. South and Elizabeth at our grandmother's house on St Paul Street. South of Plyers Mill Road across from the park. In the background is a 1955 DeSoto. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Kids)
Toronto Santa Claus parade
1955 Santa Claus Parade - late November - Toronto, Ontario - Canada. View ... 
 
Posted by grahama2 - 09/08/2009 - 7:26am -

1955 Santa Claus Parade - late November - Toronto, Ontario - Canada. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Doing the 'Hokey Pokey'
... at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house in the Spring of 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by wilso127 - 10/05/2010 - 5:32am -

College students at the University of Delaware at Newark, DE, learning how to do the "Hokey Pokey" at a party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house in the Spring of 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Three Generations of Mitchells
This is me, Edward Mitchell, in 1955 on the front porch of my paternal grandfather's home on South Third St. in ... 
 
Posted by VictrolaJazz - 10/15/2010 - 11:23am -

This is me, Edward Mitchell, in 1955 on the front porch of my paternal grandfather's home on South Third St. in Waco, Texas. Left to right is George Washington Mitchell, 88, who became a widower in 1954 after over 60 years of marriage. These are three of his five sons, not including my father who is in the house and the middle son Ross who died in 1952 at 52. Lloyd, 48, high school teacher and football coach, Arthur, 61, Ford dealer since 1925, and Ralph, 51, Inspector for Texas Dept. of Health. Granddaddy had a massive heart attack in summer of '54 and lingered at the point of death for three weeks. He then recovered, went back home and lived to be 93. I spent virtually every Saturday night with him between '55 and '61 when the man my mother and aunt hired to live with him left for the weekend. We'd watch Gunsmoke, People Are Funny, Lawrence Welk and Groucho Marx on his metal '54 Firestone TV. I'd play his Victrola and he'd tap his cane in time to the music. I'm retired after working 30 years in the oil and gas industry. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
C&O 310
... out of service the following year. All were scrapped by 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Lost World - 07/29/2016 - 8:35pm -

C&O 310, class L2a 4-6-4 Hudson type on ready track at Cincinnati Union Terminal service area, September 1950. Built by Baldwin in 1948, the L2a's were the world's largest Hudson types, dwarfing those of the New York Central and weighing in slightly heavier than those of AT&SF. They featured Franklin type B rotary cam poppet valves and 78" drivers. All were assigned to mainline passenger work on C&O's flatter western main lines, working between Cincinnati/Detroit and Hinton, WV. E-8 diesels bumped the Hudsons from passenger service in 1952 and all were out of service the following year. All were scrapped by 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Skyway to Fantasyland: 1956
... hundreds of Kodachrome slides taken by my dad starting in 1955. One of many to soon be posted. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by rsyung - 06/20/2014 - 7:50pm -

Disneyland, 1956. The Skyway to Fantasyland, a ride no more. One of hundreds of Kodachrome slides taken by my dad starting in 1955. One of many to soon be posted. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Greenland! (not Alaska) Flats
... in the same bundle, addressed to Dick Brudos, is dated 1955. I google image searched "flat top mountain Alaska" in an effort to ... 
 
Posted by dxhansen - 04/20/2014 - 8:13pm -

This is one of 15 photo prints left in a hotel room in Minnesota, date unknown. The photos were rescued years or decades later from the lost and found. The photographer may be Tom Brudos, whose name appears on the photo sleeve. A letter in the same bundle, addressed to Dick Brudos, is dated 1955. I google image searched "flat top mountain Alaska" in an effort to locate this unique chop-top geographic lump - and found a mountain with just that name, but the photos were taken from the terrestrial side and the landscape didn't look smooth and almost "mowed" like this does. So, where is this? Here are more photos from the same excursion. View full size. Update: JFlash, a Shorpy reader, has identified the geographic location (I incorrectly guessed Alaska) of the flat-top mountain in this photo as Thule, Greenland (and the mountain as "Mt. Dundas"). He suggests that all of the photos may be from Greenland. And I think he may well be right. I'm on a new path now! Thanks for the great info, J. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pikes Peak in a Buick
Somewhere near Pikes Peak, Colorado in a 1955 Buick Special, circa 1959-1960. Kodachrome slide. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by nemico - 09/25/2015 - 6:57pm -

Somewhere near Pikes Peak, Colorado in a 1955 Buick Special, circa 1959-1960. Kodachrome slide. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Solid as a Rock
... packet (which doesn't mention the photos) is postmarked 1955 and is addressed to Dick Brudos. The scenes appear to be from Alaska - ... 
 
Posted by dxhansen - 04/20/2014 - 8:20pm -

This is one of 15 photo prints left behind by a guest of the Best Western White Bear Country Inn in Minnesota. Who knows when? Rescued from the hotel's lost and found in 2009. Photo sleeve says "Tom Brudos." A letter in same packet (which doesn't mention the photos) is postmarked 1955 and is addressed to Dick Brudos. The scenes appear to be from Alaska - but where? Here are more photos from the same excursion. I'll post one more which has a rather unique geological feature. View full size. Update: Another photo in the series has been identified by JFlash, a helpful Shorpy member, as Thule Greenland. With that new information, my guess that this series of photos was taken in Alaska is likely incorrect. More research! Thanks for the help J. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Tired Fireman
... aftermath of a fire in downtown Atlanta, Georgia in about 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by JohnP - 09/05/2014 - 7:38pm -

This is the earliest successful black and white picture I made. It was taken in the aftermath of a fire in downtown Atlanta, Georgia in about 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ernestine Sanders Washington: c.1955
Circa 1955, St. James the Greater Catholic School, Walterboro, South Carolina. Aunt ... 
 
Posted by thIII - 03/02/2018 - 8:39pm -

Circa 1955, St. James the Greater Catholic School, Walterboro, South Carolina. Aunt Ernestine is seated at right; she is the eldest sister of my paternal grandfather's mother. She was a beloved teacher and principal, and those are the children whom she taught. She was born in 1894, Charleston, and died in 1963. She previously taught at Burke Industrial School in Charleston and her Catholic roots started as a kid attending St. Peter's Catholic School for colored children, where her mother attended in the 1880s. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bygone Disneyland: 1965
... I was there that year. I lived in Laguna Beach from 1955 to 1957. Our entire sixth grade class (two full school buses) went there ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 08/19/2012 - 12:52pm -

Three things that no longer exist: 1. Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, from which I took this shot 47 years ago this month; 2. Skyway to Tomorrowland; 3. Kodachrome. View full size. No More Captain Hook's I can still taste the wonderful albacore tuna sandwiches we used to enjoy on this pirate ship and have tried to make mine at home just the same all these years, real close but not quite as perfect as theirs. I think I'll go make one right now. Thanks tterrace- I was there that year.I lived in Laguna Beach from 1955 to 1957. Our entire sixth grade class (two full school buses) went there on a field trip and spent the entire day. I will never forget it. There we so many amazing things to see and do! I know the teachers loved it as much as we did. Just my luckWe drove 1800 miles (2800km) from Canadaland in the early '60s and found Frontierland and another area still being built, a little disappointed but we went over to see the construction and met Walt Disney, he gave us a small tour of the construction site, he wanted to try our Canadian cigarettes, he also gave us a few free passes, must try and get back if it's finished. [Frontierland had a major renovation in 1960 that included the construction of Cascade Peak and the Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland, so perhaps that's what was going on during your visit. - tterrace] The Disney I rememberIn 1968, when I was 12, I visited Disneyland with my parents. After a cross country drive in a brand new Mercury Marquis, the first car we ever had with air conditioning and with none of the things that happened in the National Lampoon vacation movie with the exception of a stop in a really bad part of St. Louis. This picture is exactly how I remember Disney. A curious mix of wonder with a bit of hokey thrown in for good measure. The Skyway to Tomorrowland was awesome. For a kid from Michigan it was the best summer vacation EVER! Many years later I took my own family to Disney World. It was great and all, but the hokey had been replaced with Corporate slick and just a little less wonder. Wind in the WillowsTo the right, in the photo, you can see the backside of the old "Mr. Toads Wild Ride." It was always a favorite, especially, at the end, when you drove your motorcar into the depths of Hell, complete with dancing demons and hot steam. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
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